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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

LeftishBrit

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7. I think that 'truth in advertising' laws must be enforced for any medical treatments.

Reply to Archae (Reply #6)

Tue May 20, 2014, 01:18 PM

May 2014

Terminally ill and other desperate people often waste their money on snake oil remedies now. They might do so less if they had the option of receiving treatments that have at least some empirical validation, even if not completed.

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"Right To Try Woo" laws being advocated for... [View all] Archae May 2014 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author xocet May 2014 #1

We used medications that hadn't been through the whole song and dance Warpy May 2014 #2

Speaking as someone TZ May 2014 #3

Exactly, you're not going to get any deader if it doesn't work Warpy May 2014 #4

To be honest... LeftishBrit May 2014 #5

But... Archae May 2014 #6

I think that 'truth in advertising' laws must be enforced for any medical treatments. LeftishBrit May 2014 #7